Silver for Rays tonight?

The Silver Slugger Awards will be announced at 6 tonight in a special on MLB Network. Though the Rays had an inconsistent season offensively, both 3B Evan Longoria, who hit .294 with 22 homers and 104 RBIs and free-agent OF Carl Crawford, who hit .307 with 19 homers and 90 RBIs, have a shot. These awards, like the Gold Gloves, are voted by the league managers and coaches.

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The Tampa Bay Rays will head into the 2015 season with Evan Longoria, Chris Archer, Alex Cobb and plenty of new faces, including manager Kevin Cash. Can they upend the Orioles in the highly competitive AL East? Come here to follow Rays news at Tropicana Field and beyond.